Balancing geo-privacy and spatial patterns in epidemiological studies

To balance the protection of geo-privacy and the accuracy of spatial patterns, we developed a geo-spatial tool (GeoMasker) intended to mask the residential locations of patients or cases in a geographic information system (GIS). To elucidate the effects of geo-masking parameters, we applied 2010 den...

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Main Authors: Chien-Chou Chen, Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Da-Wei Wang, Chien-Min Wang, Bo-Cheng Lin, Ta-Chien Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/573